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Construction in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

Metro Market Score 50.3 (Challenging), ranked #198 of 342 metros. 1,008 establishments, 5,611 jobs.

Metro Market Score 50.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national construction average.

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's construction market sits near the national metro median, ranking #198 of 342 with a market score of 50.3. No single metric stands out as an outlier, which means entry conditions depend more on your specific business model than on broad market forces.

Industry Concentration

67.3

LQ: 1.11

Rank #230 of 342 metros

Wage Competitiveness

37.4

$69,682 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 35.1

Employment growth index

Rank #223 of 342 metros

Wage Pressure

23.1

YoY wage change index

1,008 Construction Firms in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington

1,008

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

5,611

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$69,682

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

1.11

Location Quotient

Above national avg

Within Louisiana

#4 of 8

construction metros in state

Louisiana state rank

#41 of 51

for construction entry risk

vs State Median

-1.8

better than median (52.0)

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington vs Louisiana Statewide

How this metro's construction market compares to Louisiana overall. The state ranks #41/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington	LA Statewide
Overall Score	50.3 Challenging	53.6 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#198 of 342 metros	#41 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Construction in Other Louisiana Metros

Monroe 26.3 #22/342 Hammond 29.7 #38/342 Lake Charles 49.1 #181/342 Shreveport-Bossier City 52.0 #213/342 Alexandria 54.4 #236/342 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 58.3 #274/342 Lafayette 63.4 #304/342

Construction Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's 50.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Abilene, TX 50.3 #199/342 Niles, MI 50.1 #196/342 Salisbury, MD 50.1 #197/342 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 50.1 #195/342 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 50.0 #194/342 Decatur, IL 50.0 #193/342 Boise City, ID 50.0 #192/342 Binghamton, NY 50.0 #191/342 Manchester-Nashua, NH 50.7 #200/342 Akron, OH 49.8 #188/342

Construction in States Bordering Louisiana

State-level entry risk for construction in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Arkansas 34.3 #8/51 Texas 46.3 #29/51 Mississippi 50.8 #36/51

Browse Construction in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for construction across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's construction sector, the employment growth component (64.9) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment